A catheter packaged inside of a handle attached to a container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016193447-A1
Application number	US-201414915908-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 1, 2014
Priority date	Sep 2, 2013
Publication date	Jul 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A catheter assembly includes a catheter packaged inside of a handle that is attached to a container. The catheter has a distal end portion that includes a valve. The valve includes a protrusion coupled to an exterior of a distal end portion of the catheter. The handle has a cavity with a flange is formed on an interior surface of the cavity. The flange is sized to engage with the protrusion coupled to the catheter, and the valve of the catheter opens when the protrusion of the catheter contacts the flange.

First claim

1 - 11 . (canceled)

12 . A catheter assembly comprising:
a catheter packaged inside of a handle that is attached to a container; wherein the catheter has a proximal end portion that is insertable into a urethra and a distal end portion that includes a valve, where the valve includes a valve seat formed inside of the distal end portion of the catheter and a protrusion coupled to an exterior of the distal end portion of the catheter; wherein the handle has a cavity extending between a proximal end portion and a distal end portion of the handle, where the distal end portion of the handle is engaged with the valve seat of the catheter to close the valve of the catheter, and where the container is removable from the proximal end portion of the handle to disengage the distal end portion of the handle from the valve seat of the catheter and to expose the proximal end portion of the catheter; and wherein a flange is formed on an interior surface of the cavity of the handle, and the flange is sized to engage with the protrusion coupled to the exterior of the distal end portion of the catheter; wherein the valve of the catheter opens when the protrusion of the catheter contacts the flange.

13 . The catheter assembly of claim 12 , wherein the catheter includes a seal surrounding the exterior of the distal end portion of the catheter.

14 . The catheter assembly of claim 12 , wherein the catheter includes a seal surrounding the exterior of the distal end portion of the catheter and the protrusion is coupled to the seal.

15 . The catheter assembly of claim 12 , wherein an interior of the distal end portion of the handle includes a radial seal that is adapted to engage with the valve seat of the catheter.

16 . The catheter assembly of claim 12 , wherein the distal end portion of the catheter includes a groove that is sized to receive a ridge formed at a distal end portion of the container, and the groove and the ridge provide a snap-fit device between the container and the catheter.

17 . The catheter assembly of claim 12 , wherein the catheter includes a hydrophilic coating.

18 . The catheter assembly of claim 12 , wherein the distal end portion of the handle is attachable to one of a male luer of a urine flow tube or a urine collection bag.

19 . The catheter assembly of claim 12 , wherein the catheter is a telescopic catheter that is length extendable to telescope out of the handle.

20 . The catheter assembly of claim 12 , wherein the container is attached to the handle and the distal end portion of the handle engaged with the valve seat of the catheter to provide a closed package configured to maintain sterility of the catheter.

21 . The catheter assembly of claim 12 , wherein the catheter is a hydrophilic coating and the container includes water adapted to activate the hydrophilic coating on the catheter.

22 . The catheter assembly of claim 12 , wherein a ridge formed at a distal end portion of the container is engaged with a groove formed at the distal end portion of the catheter, and the container is adapted to transport the distal end portion of the catheter to the proximal end portion of the handle prior to disengagement of the ridge from the groove.

23 . The catheter assembly of claim 12 comprising a storage configuration with a distal end portion of the container attached to the distal end portion of the catheter and the distal end portion of the catheter attached to the distal end portion of the handle.

24 . The catheter assembly of claim 12 comprising a storage configuration wherein an exterior surface of the handle forms an exterior surface of the catheter assembly.

Assignees

• Coloplast As

Inventors

• Matthiassen Benny

Classifications

• A61M25/002

  Packages specially adapted therefor (combined with means for introducing catheters, e.g. dispensers, A61M25/0113); catheter kit packages (for surgical articles A61B50/30) · CPC title

• A61M25/0136 Primary

  Handles therefor · CPC title

• A61M25/0017 Primary

  specially adapted for long-term hygiene care, e.g. urethral or indwelling catheters to prevent infections · CPC title

• A61M2025/0175

  having telescopic features, interengaging nestable members movable in relations to one another · CPC title

• A61M39/22

  Valves or arrangement of valves {(A61M39/02, A61M39/0247, A61M39/16 take precedence; regulating valves in infusion systems A61M5/16881; in devices worn by the patient for the reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge, or in colostomy devices A61F5/4405)} · CPC title